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Judge in Intel-Intergraph Suit
Asks CEOs to Appear in Court

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Gary McWilliams Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Sept. 18, 2002 4:50 p.m. ET

HOUSTON -- The federal judge overseeing a patent suit involving a key Intel Corp. microprocessor has asked the chief executives of Intel and Intergraph Corp. to personally appear in Texas in a last-ditch effort to settle the case.

The unusual request came after U.S. District Court Judge T. John Ward indicated he would be prepared to rule on the patent infringement suit next month if the two companies cannot come to an agreement. The...